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Let's say you had a drink or two, but feel under the influence of alcohol. However, you are arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and offered the choice of taking a breath or blood test (or, in some countries, urine). Most DUI suspects choose the breath test - a choice that can sentence your chances to prove your innocence. Consider the following advice to decide which test to take:
1. If you smoke cigarettes, you can pass the Breathalyzer mouthpiece the officer is handing you. Scientific research has shown that smoking can increase the test result considerably - enough to keep you charged and convicted of drunk driving. This is because most breath analyzing devices will falsely acetaldehyde as alcohol report. Acetaldehyde is a compound produced in the liver in small amounts as a byproduct of the metabolism of alcohol. However, scientists have found acetaldehyde concentrations in the lungs of smokers are much larger than non-smokers. ( "Origin of Breath Acetaldehyde During Ethanol Oxidation: Effect of Long-Term Cigarette Smoking, 100 Journal of Clinical Laboratory Medicine 908). Translated: Breathalyzer canÂ't because the difference between alcohol and acetaldehyde, cigarette smokers will have a higher blood alcohol reading.
2. If you are a diabetic with possible low blood sugar, you should also avoid the breath test. A well-documented by-product of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is a state called ketoacidosis, which causes the production of acetone - and acetone, like acetaldehyde, will be reported by the Brethalyzer as alcohol. In other words, the Breathalyzer Reading considerable alcohol on diabetic's breath where there is little or none. See "Diabetes, Breath Acetone and Breathalyzer Accuracy: A Case Study", 9 (1) Alcohol, drugs and driving (1993). To make matters worse, the reactions of a person in the early stages of a diabetic attack include dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech, weakness, loss of coordination and confusion - the same symptoms that the patrol officer is looking for: the clear signs of a person under the influence of alcohol. And the comments of the officer quickly followed by a failing performance on DUI field sobriety tests.
3. Are you on a low-carb diet? Or had anything to eat in a moment? Avoid Breathalyzer in a DUI investigation - for the reasons stated in number 2. Perfectly normal, healthy individuals can experience temporary conditions of low blood sugar after consuming small amounts of alcohol, resulting in exaggerated but false symptoms of intoxication. Fasting glycemia can exist where a person has not eaten in 24 hours or on a low-carbohydrate diet. The production of glucose in the liver is stopped while the alcohol is broken. Result: the blood sugar will drop, affecting the central nervous system - and producing symptoms of a person under the influence of alcohol and a higher breath test result.
4. If your acid reflux or burped or belched before taking the Breathalyzer, offer to provide a blood sample instead. The reason is that you will be breathing alcohol from your stomach in your throat and mouth, where it will remain 20 minutes or so - to be breathed directly into the breath machine. This is not right. The computer of the machine is multiplying the amount of alcohol in the breath sample by 2100 times to provide a reading of alcohol in the blood. This is because it takes the sample was from the lungs, not the stomach, and the average person has 2100 units of alcohol in his blood for every unit of alcohol in his breath (the partition ratio). The Breathalyzer does not "know" that your breath sample is not from your lungs and that it should not multiply the alcohol level by something. Result: false high readings - and a DUI conviction.
5. If you see officer in the rear view mirror, not reach for the mouthwash or breath spray to disguise drink or two you've had. Most of them contain a high content of alcohol (Listerine, example is 27% alcohol) and a mouth alcohol effect: they remain in the mouth for 20 minutes or so - just long enough to be breathed into the Breathalyzer, the same results mentioned in No. 4. Some machines have a mouth alcohol detector breath, but they are very unreliable.
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BACtrack Keychain Breathalyzer, Portable Keyring Breath Alcohol Detector $27.71 Keychain Alcohol DetectorPart #: 44008Quickly and easily tests breath for the presence of alcohol and provides blood alcohol content (BAC) estimate.The BACTRACK Keychain Alcohol Detector is pact lightweight and offers an innovative folding mouthpiece design.The BACTRACK Keychain Alcohol Detector is one of the smallest breathalyzers ever designed. It uses an advanced alcohol sensor to quickly and e... |
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Alcohawk Slim Digital Alcohol Breath Tester $54.99 PORTABLE TESTERSINGLE BUTTON OPERATIONSLEEK COMPACT DESIGNMEETS DOT/NHTSA MODEL SPECIFICATIONS FOR BREATH ALCOHOL SCREENERSMEETS FDA 510K PREMARKET CLEARANCEINCLUDES 3 MOUTHPIECES REMOVABLE MOUTHPIECE COVERS OWNER'S MANUAL QUICK START GUIDE & 1-YEAR WARRANTYUPC : 890004000065Shipping Dimensions : 7.25in X 4.00in X 1.75inEstimated Shipping Weight : 0.3057... |
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BreathKey Keychain Breathalyzer - World's Smallest Breath Alcohol Tester $69.95 BreathKey is the smallest and lightest breathalyzer in the world, but it is big on features and quality. Unlike other bulky breathalyzers, it easily fits on a keychain so you can take it with you wherever you go. And it is the only consumer breathalyzer at any size or price that has a fuel cell alcohol sensor, the same type that is used in police equipment. The BreathKey breath alcohol tester is F... |
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SVAT AL100 Breathalyzer Personal Digital Breath Alcohol Tester Detector Analyzer $29.99 Ever been stuck at a party wondering if you are too intoxicated to drive? How much is too much? Sometimes it's hard to gauge on your own. This personal alcohol detector measures your blood alcohol level via a breath test anytime you need to know if you've crossed the line between safe and not safe. Just slip it into your pocket or purse, and after a night on the town you can accurately determine i... |
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Kidde KN-COEG-3 Nighthawk Plug-In Carbon Monoxide and Explosive Gas Alarm with Battery Backup $27.50 120 volt AC Plug-In Digital Display Kidde Nighthawk Carbon Monoxide & Explosive Gas Alarm / Detector with Battery Backup (9V Battery Included)... |
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